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Seychelles heads for an Election Runoff

AMA — Sun, 06 Dec 2015 11:58:53 +0000

The Seychelles will go to an unprecedented presidential election runoff after all six candidates in the first round failed to secure a 50 percent share of the vote, the electoral commission said on Sunday. “We will have to go into a second round,” said Hendrick Gappy, chairman of the Seychelles Electoral Commission. The next vote [...]

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Incumbent James Michel facing challenge in Seychelles election

AMA — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 23:09:17 +0000

Voters in the main islands of the Seychelles have cast their ballots in a presidential election in which incumbent James Michel is facing his first serious challenge after two terms in office. Although voting on more remote islands began on Thursday, the main vote took place on Saturday on the Islands of Mahe, Praslin and [...]

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Exercise Cutlass Express 2013 Commences

apofeed — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 05:05:42 +0000

PORT VICTORIA, Seychelles, November 13, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Maritime forces from the United States, 10 East African and two European nations, along with several international organizations, commenced the multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express 2013, Nov. 11. Exercise Cutlass Express 2013, held in several operational areas in waters off East Africa, is an at-sea [...]

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IMF Mission Concludes Eighth and Final Review Under EFF with Seychelles

apofeed — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 05:05:39 +0000

VICTORIA, Mahé, November 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Marshall Mills visited Victoria from October 17–31, 2013 to assess performance under the eighth and final program review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement with Seychelles.1 The mission met with President James Michel, Vice President Danny Faure, [...]

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Seychelles: Skills development must be central to fostering the ‘Blue Economy' – UN expert

apofeed — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 05:05:34 +0000

GENEVA, Switzerland, October 21, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “The emerging concept of the ‘Blue Economy’ demands that skills development become central to Seychelles’ education system,” today said the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Kishore Singh, noting the country’s efforts to develop a sustainable economy based on better protection and use [...]

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First visit to Seychelles of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education

apofeed — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 05:05:31 +0000

GENEVA, Switzerland, October 11, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Education reforms and the education of vulnerable children are among the issues to be assessed in the Republic of Seychelles by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Kishore Singh, during his official visit to the country from 14 to 21 October 2013. [...]

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UN Committee to review women's rights in Moldova, Colombia, Benin, Andorra, Cambodia, Tajikistan, Seychelles

apofeed — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 05:05:25 +0000

GENEVA, Switzerland, September 26, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) is meeting in Geneva from 30 September to 18 October to review women’s rights in the following countries: Moldova (1 Oct), Colombia (2 Oct), Benin (3 Oct), Andorra (4 Oct) Cambodia (8 [...]

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Foreign Minister Adam of Seychelles to Visit China

apofeed — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 05:05:21 +0000

BEIJING, China, July 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying announces: At the invitation of Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Foreign Minister Jean-Paul Adam of the Republic of Seychelles will pay an official visit to China from July 21 to 28.

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Seychelles National Day – 2013

apofeed — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 05:05:18 +0000

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Press Statement John Kerry Secretary of State Washington, DC June 17, 2013 On behalf of the government and the people of the United States, I congratulate the government and people of Seychelles on your twentieth anniversary on June 18. As you celebrate this day, the United [...]

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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2013 Article IV Consultation with Seychelles

apofeed — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 05:05:12 +0000

VICTORIA, Mahé, May 15, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — On May 8, 2013, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Seychelles. 1 Background In the few years since the 2008 debt crisis, Seychelles has made remarkable strides, quickly restoring macroeconomic stability and creating room for private-sector activity. [...]

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A strategic and consolidated partnership between the Seychelles and the EU for sustainable fisheries assuring long term benefits for the whole Indian Ocean industry

apofeed — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 05:05:08 +0000

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, May 10, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — European Union–Seychelles / Joint Press Release A delegation of the Republic of Seychelles led by Mr Philippe Michaud, Chairman of the Seychelles Fishing Authority, and a delegation from the European Commission led by Mr Roberto Cesari, Head of unit for the Bilateral agreements and [...]

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IMF Executive Board Completes the Seventh Review Under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Seychelles and Approves US$5.0 Million Disbursement

apofeed — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 05:05:03 +0000

VICTORIA, Mahé, May 9, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the seventh review of Seychelles’ economic performance under a program supported by the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).1 Completion of the review permits the immediate disbursement of SDR 3.3 million (about US$5.0 million), bringing total disbursements [...]

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